A Method to Predict Propulsion Architecture for Future Jetliners

The electrification of propulsion technologies in aerospace engineering has been considered as the future-vision for aviation industries. The Selection of electrified propulsion architecture for a particular mission-flight has become a new challenge. In this paper, a method to study different propulsion architectures and battery sizing for jetliners using multi-physics modeling is presented. The designed approach is then carried out to investigate conventional and hybrid/electric propulsion architectures of a commercial jetliner (Avro RJ-85). Based on the comparative study, an effective propulsion architecture is also suggested. The designed method is expected to help predict effective propulsion architecture for future aviation.